(The Center Square) – A report by the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation valued Nevada’s total outdoor recreation industry at nearly four times that of federal estimates.

The $24 billion valuation comes after recent federal efforts to sell large amounts of public lands for mining and housing development.

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The report conducted by NDOR and Radbridge, an economic analysis company focused on environmental projects, found Nevada’s outdoor recreation industry was directly and indirectly worth $24 billion. That figure also included the California side of Lake Tahoe.

NDOR also foun

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